Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9709O
Wetherspoon (JD) PLC
17 March 2009
 




For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 

WETHERSPOON (J.D.)

 



2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


YES


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify):______________



3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


SCHRODERS PLC

 


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):


 

 


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


 

13.03.09

 


6. Date on which issuer notified:


16.03.09

 


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


 

FROM 17% - 16%

 



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect


ORDINARY

GB0001638955


 

29,834,974


 

24,953,411


 

27,582,927


 

N/A


 

23,084,245


 

N/A


 

16.64%

 




B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights









Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


23,084,245


16.64%

 




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

Schroder Investment Management Limited
22,953,735
16.54%
 
 
 
Schroder Investment Management North America Limited
14,000
0.01%
 
 
 
Schroder & Co Limited
62,478
0.05%
 
 
 
Schroders (CI) Limited
54,032
0.04%


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:




13. Additional information:


The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.

 

14 Contact name:


ANDREA ROWE

 

15. Contact telephone number:


020 7658 6000


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 


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